Here Is A List Of Rewards Being Given To Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra After His Win
After 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal at Tokyo Olympics for javelin throw, here are all the rewards he's being awarded.
Yesterday, 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra scripted history by winning the gold in Men's javelin throw event in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.
He managed a winning best of 87.58 metres to go and brought India's first gold in this year's Olympics and also the first-ever gold in track and field event. With this medal, India now has won 7 medals in total including one gold, two silver and four bronze.
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So, in addition to getting millions of congratulatory messages from excited Indian fans, he is being honoured by the government and even different brands with several rewards for his achievements.
So, here is a list of all rewards being gifted to him :
1. Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar announced a ?6 crore cash reward for Neeraj Chopra, a class I category state government job and a flat in Panchkula.
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¡ª DPR Haryana (@DiprHaryana) August 7, 2021
2. The Punjab Government announced a cash reward of ?2 crores for him.
3. The BCCI on Saturday announced a cash reward of Rs 1 crore for Chopra. IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings also declared a reward of Rs one crore for Chopra. ¡°As a mark of appreciation and honour on his stellar achievement, CSK is awarding Rs. 1 Crore to Neeraj Chopra,¡± said CSK in a statement.
Anbuden saluting the golden arm of India, for the Throw of the Century!
¡ª Chennai Super Kings - Mask P?du Whistle P?du! (@ChennaiIPL) August 7, 2021
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CSK honours the stellar achievement by @Neeraj_chopra1
with Rs. 1 Crore. @msdhoni
Read: https://t.co/zcIyYwSQ5E#WhistleforIndia #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #WhistlePodu ?? ?: Getty Images pic.twitter.com/lVBRCz1G5m
4. Manipur cabinet decided to extend a reward of ?1 crore to the Olympic gold medallist.
5. Indian airline IndiGo announced that it will offer unlimited free travel for one year to Neeraj Chopra.
Our humble felicitation offer for @Neeraj_chopra1 from @IndiGo6E. And as our CEO Rono added, ¡°Neeraj , we sincerely hope you will avail of our offer, to travel extensively across the country, to spread your message of hope and inspiration to aspiring young athletes across India! pic.twitter.com/YbMjpZCpYW
¡ª C Lekha (@ChhaviLeekha) August 7, 2021
6. Business Tycoon Anand Mahindra has promised to gift the gold medallist the upcoming SUV XUV700.
Yes indeed. It will be my personal privilege & honour to gift our Golden Athlete an XUV 7OO @rajesh664 @vijaynakra Keep one ready for him please. https://t.co/O544iM1KDf
¡ª anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 7, 2021
A Subedar in the Indian Army, Neeraj Chopra is the first Indian in over 120 years, and the first athlete from India, to win an Olympic medal in a track-and-field discipline.
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